pterencephalon

joined 2 years ago
[–] pterencephalon@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

Yeah, I did ak3 month first, then 6 month, then 12 month. If you do a family plan, I think you can also get the cheaper price with a shorter lock-in.

[–] pterencephalon@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (2 children)

I get cheaper on Mint because I get the 6 or 12 month price, but it means you have to have the money up front to pay for it.

[–] pterencephalon@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

It looks like corroded metal, maybe?

 

I’m looking to re-purpose an old desktop into a multi-purpose home server. I’m looking for some advise on how to set things up in a way that won’t bite me in the ass later. I’m a confident Linux user, but have limited docker experience. I’m looking at using TrueNAS scale for: straight cloud storage, syncthings, home assistant, and tailscale to access it. If things go swimmingly, I might add jellyfin or *arr apps.

Here’s the hardware I already have:

  • i7 6700
  • 32 GB DDR4 (non-ECC)
  • GTX 1060
  • Storage:
    • 1 TB NVME SSD
    • 250 GB SATA SSD
    • 4x 4 TB WD Black HDD

So, here are my noob questions:

  • Is this system capable enough to handle the things I want to do?
  • My first pass at research says I should use TrueCharts for Tailscale. For Home Assistant, should I also install through TrueCharts? I was reading that you can’t install community docker plugins for home assistant, but I’m not sure if that’s something I’ll need. I also don’t know if I that’s something I need. The alternative is a separate VM, but that seems a lot more complicated.
  • How should I set up my drives? Should the 1 TB NVME drive be the boot drive, is that better used for something else. I’ve done some basic reading on vdevs/pools, but I’m not sure how syncthings/home assistant/other apps fit into the picture. Any good resources you could point me to for understanding this better?
[–] pterencephalon@lemmy.world 27 points 2 years ago (3 children)

Well, they didn't put carpet on the bathroom floor. But they've arguably found something far worse.

[–] pterencephalon@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago (5 children)

Probably not surprising tht Oppenheimer is furthest ahead in New Mexico. But why is Mississippi so into Barbie?

[–] pterencephalon@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

The further you go, the more specialized it gets. There are people I know doing their PhDs in CS, but it was pretty much just straight math. I'm now an expert in a very specific area of robotics. But it's only worth it if you have a specific reason to go to grad school, like for a particular career path. If it's just because you like learning, it's not worth it. There's a big opportunity cost.

[–] pterencephalon@lemmy.world 18 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children)

My older sibling did something similar - getting Ubuntu installed on my very first laptop (a 9" netbook) back in 2008 and replacing windows XP. But be warned: it is a slippery slope. At the time , I just wanted a computer that I could take class notes on (high school), and never wanted to touch programming or the terminal. Now I have a PhD in computer science. I still don't use Arch though.

[–] pterencephalon@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

It's two-fold: lots of parking, and lack of good alternatives. If we just reduce parking requirements, but don't provide safe, reliable alternatives (eg quality public transit and bike lanes), you get angry drivers and sad (or dead) cyclists.